Sunday Summary

It was a lousy week for swimming. I had no access to a pool on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, and although I did get my stitches out Friday, and even though Dean Seeley, my tri-teammate and the nurse practitioner who sewed my head up, said I could swim, I had second thoughts about getting in the water. Since I was in Ruleville, I stopped by to see my sister and brother-in-law who live near that town. Sis, who is also a nurse practitioner, didn't know of my injury. Seeing my bandage and asking to usual questions, she took a look and advised me against swimming. "But he said I could," I pleaded. "Did he say you could swim in a catfish pond?" was her retort. Well, really, I was not trying to pull a sneaky. I just forgot to mention that. "Don't swim today or tomorrow," she bossed at me. As bad as I wanted to, I realized she was probably right. I have to tape my nostrils up when I train in the pond because if I don't a sinus infection is automatic. With all the fish, fish feces, fish food, fish predators, fish predator feces, snakes, mud, turtles, algae, and ducks, that water has to have a lot of bacteria.

So I drove to Carroll County. That's where I go when I want to run with a touch of a wilderness experience. I didn't go long, I had done 6+ miles Thursday, but Friday I got in a 4-miler in the hills and that is always good for fitness. I then went home and napped.

Saturday I went out Money Road for a planned long run/walk. I ran a little over 6-miles before the cold wind started bothering my knee caps. That seems to be an issue with me now. My knees just don't like cold weather, and although I had tights on, that just wasn't enough. After a nap, I went outside and did a monster upper body weight session.

Normally I don't do anything on Sundays but nap. But my wife wanted to go to her mom's, so I got out of the truck around 7-miles from the house. Since my knee caps had gotten sore the day before, I walked all the way. It was a a nice stroll for some gentle exercise.

For the week, I

I'm eager to get back in there.

swam only 1,873.7 meters
ran 24.71 miles
walked 14.48 miles
and lifted weights once.

For the year I have
swum 76,506.66 meters
run 152.42 miles
and walked 54.98 miles.

Compared to last year, I am
+ 6,171.46 meters swimming
and + 90.92 miles running.

With my stitches out three days Monday, I think I am safe to get back even in the pond. The pool, not a second thought. My goal for the week is to bust out as many meters as possible and recapture the endurance I was beginning to build. Also, I plan on a lot of dry-land and running. Yehaa.